The Criminalisation of Irregular Migration in Europe
Globalisation, Deterrence, and Vicious Cycles
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"EU migration policy has generally followed a logic of deterrence and criminalization. Irregular migrants to all but two EU countries are subject to significant criminal penalties, including incarceration. Matilde Rosina shows convincingly in this pathbreaking and carefully documented analysis of Italian and French migration policies that criminalization imposes cruelty and hardship on migrants but does not reduce migration. Establishing increased legal pathways would not only prevent unnecessary suffering for migrants but also benefit receiving countries."
— Alan Cafruny, Henry Platt Bristol Professor of International Relations, Hamilton College, USA
This book explores the criminalisation of irregular migration in Europe. In particular, it investigates the meaning, purpose, and consequences of criminalising unauthorised entry and stay. From a theoretical perspective, the book adds to the debate on the persistence of irregular migration, despite governments’ attempts at deterring it, by taking an interdisciplinary approach that draws from international political economy and criminology. Using Italy and France as case studies, and relying on previously unreleased data and interviews, it argues that criminalisation has no effect on migratory flows, and that this is due to factors including the latter’s structural determinants and the likely creation of substitution effects. Furthermore, criminalisation is found to lead to adverse consequences, including by contributing to vicious cycles of irregularity and insecurity.
Matilde Rosina is Fellow in International Migration at the European Institute of the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. Her research focuses on irregular migration, with specific reference to the European context. Matilde obtained her award-winning PhD in International Political Economy from King’s College London, having received scholarships from the Luigi Einaudi Foundation and the Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe. Before joining LSE, Matilde lectured at City, University of London, and at Fordham University.
This book explores the criminalisation of irregular migration in Europe. In particular, it investigates the meaning, purpose, and consequences of criminalising unauthorised entry and stay. From a theoretical perspective, the book adds to the debate on the persistence of irregular migration, despite governments’ attempts at deterring it, by taking an interdisciplinary approach that draws from international political economy and criminology. Using Italy and France as case studies, and relying on previously unreleased data and interviews, it argues that criminalisation has no effect on migratory flows, and that this is due to factors including the latter’s structural determinants and the likely creation of substitution effects. Furthermore, criminalisation is found to lead to adverse consequences, including by contributing to vicious cycles of irregularity and insecurity.
Explores the criminalisation of migration from an interdisciplinary perspective, incorporating both IPE and criminology Offers insights into the functioning, effectiveness and consequences of the criminalisation of irregular migration Draws on data from more than 50 interviews, 100 questionnaires, and previously unreleased official datasets
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Matilde Rosina
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Governance of Irregular Migration Globalisation Mobility Migration Studies Border Criminologies Political Economy of International Migration Immigration Management Criminalisation Deterrence Europe France Italy
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“The book will be appealing to diverse audiences in criminology, IPE, international relations and migration studies. It will be equally interesting to policymakers, to whom the author sends a clear message: the only way to reduce irregular migration is to decriminalise it, be honest about Europe’s systemic demand for foreign labour and above all create legal pathways for foreign nationals to safely reach Europe for both humanitarian and economic reasons” (Daniela Movileanu, The International Spectator, April 3, 2024)
“This book Rosina uses Italy and France as case studies to investigate the meaning, purpose, practice and consequences of criminalising unauthorised entry and stay. The book provides a compelling case that the criminalisation of irregular migration does not have a sizeable deterrent effect and that in the case of Italy and France the penalties are rarely used. … The author uses exclusively descriptive statistics to describe trends in the data.” (Akira Soto-Nishimura, European Journal of Migration and Law, Vol. 25 (3), August, 2023)
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